Football in Ghana can be an avenue for LGBTQI+ activism

Adjepong, Anima (2020) Football in Ghana can be an avenue for LGBTQI+ activism. Africa at LSE (26 Jun 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Around the world, sport activism has proven an effective strategy for calling attention to inequalities, including sexism, racism and homophobia. In Ghana, where women’s footballers are sometimes identified as lesbians, and consequently harassed, collective organising through the sport can help call attention to homophobia and sexism in the broader culture. Alongside feminist and LGBTQI groups, this activism has the potential to recruit a broader coalition (football fans) into the liberation project.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2020 13:27
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105317

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